Reconstruction

/ɹˌiːkənstɹˈʌkʃən/

/ˌɹikənˈstɹəkʃən/

Reconstruction

the period after the American Civil War when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union; 1865-1877

the activity or process of making or building something once again after it has been destroyed or damaged

recall that is hypothesized to work by storing abstract features which are then used to construct the memory during recall

an interpretation formed by piecing together bits of evidence

Example

Due to faulty memory reconstruction over time, the witness's testimony contained some misrepresentations of peripheral details.

The postwar reconstruction efforts aimed to rebuild cities devastated by bombing.

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